Lockdown 2.0: Ban On Domestic And International Flights Extended To May 3

All domestic and international passenger flights will remain suspended until May 3 after PM Modi announced that the country will remain in further lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a tweet that the government can consider lifting restrictions on domestic and international flights after May 3.

There were good reasons for the Lockdown to be extended till 3rd May.

We can consider lifting restrictions on both domestic & international flights thereafter.

I understand the problems being faced by people who need to travel & request them to bear with us.

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) April 14, 2020

"All domestic and international scheduled airlines operation shall remain suspended till 11.59 pm of 3rd May 2020," the ministry tweeted.

All domestic and international scheduled Airlines operations shall remain suspended till 11.59 pm of 3rd May 2020.

— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) April 14, 2020

Only cargo and emergency flights are permitted to operate during the lockdown.

This comes after the Indian Railways also extended the halt on train services till May 3.

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the government had suspended all flight operations from March 24 midnight.